2.4.2 As for the fracture of the tibia and fibula, in Lai Sin Wah v Ng Soo Ngoh [1999] MD 1224, the Singapore Court awarded a sum of S$25,000.00 for above fracture. In Engketeraman vs Zulklifly [2000] MD 1024 , the Court awarded a sum of RM 30,000.00 for fracture of tibia- fibula with scars and lacerations. 2.4.3 However, recent awards for this type of injuries has been on the upward trend as in Saravanan a/l Ramasamy v Muniandy [2003] 3MLJ iv , where the award of Sessions Court was affirmed by the Zulklefli J in the High Court on appeal in the following:- (a) fracture of tibia-fibula with 2cm shortening -RM 45,000.00 (b) laceration wound -RM 8,000.00 (a) wasting of muscles and scarring with sinus discharge -RM 15,000.00 (b) osteoarthritis, sclerosis and osteomylitis -RM 10,000.00 2.4.4 In Mustapha bin Kassim v Md Akhir bin Ariffin [2003] 3 MLJ x , the Court
2.4.2 As for the fracture of the tibia and fibula, in Lai Sin
Wah v Ng Soo Ngoh [1999] MD 1224, the Singapore Court awarded a sum
of S$25,000.00 for above fracture. In Engketeraman vs Zulklifly
[2000] MD 1024, the Court awarded a sum of RM 30,000.00 for
fracture of tibia-fibula with scars and lacerations.
2.4.3 However, recent awards for this type of injuries has been
on the upward trend as in Saravanan a/l Ramasamy v Muniandy [2003]
3MLJ iv , where the award of Sessions Court was affirmed by the
Zulklefli J in the High Court on appeal in the following:-
(a) fracture of tibia-fibula
with 2cm shortening
-RM 45,000.00
(b)laceration wound
-RM 8,000.00
(a) wasting of muscles and scarring
with sinus discharge
-RM 15,000.00
(b) osteoarthritis, sclerosis
and osteomylitis
-RM 10,000.00
2.4.4 In Mustapha bin Kassim v Md Akhir bin Ariffin [2003] 3 MLJ
x, the Court awarded a sum of RM50,000.00 for the fracture of the
tibia-fibula with 1 cm shortening. In Leong Yee Hoong v Amuthamalar
a/p Shanmugam[2003] 3 MLJ xiii, the Court awarded a sum of RM
50,000.00 for the same fracture and 1cm shortening.
